New Issue! Cholla Needles 94

 

Cover photo by Bobby Norman

Modern literature from:
Bray McDonald
Bonnie Bostrom
Duane Anderson
Hāfez-e Shīrāzī
Antonia Richardson
S. J. Perry
Edward L. Canavan
J. Malcolm Garcia
David Larsen
Sarah Marie
Kent Wilson
Susan Abbott

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New Issue! Cholla Needles 93

 

New literature from
Tobi Alfier
Jeffrey Thompson
Audrey Towns
Sonia Elizabeth Teodorescu
Heather Morgan
Zoé Mahfouz
Antonia Richardson
Christien Gholson
Francene Kaplan
Bobby Norman
J. Malcolm Garcia
Roger Z. Owens

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New Issue! Cholla Needles 92

 

Artwork by David Chorlton

Literature by
David Chorlton
Bonnie Bostrom
A. D. Winans
Arvilla Fee
Jason Irwin
Claudia Serea
Mark T. Evans
Hiba al-Araj
Bobby Norman
Francene Kaplan
Roger and Friends
Zary Fakete

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While working on this issue summer arrived a few weeks late and we hit 120 degrees two days in a row. David Chorlton’s Midsummer Journal arrived & we came back down to our normal 112 degrees. Thank you, David!

You’ll also enjoy all the varied treats from returning writers Bonnie, Al, Arvilla, Mark, and Francene. Bobby & Zary share new short stories, and Roger shares one of his own pieces alongside his old friends François, Miguel, Herman & Señora Trifaldi. I truly enjoyed the fact that his old friends spoke of poets in exactly the same way we do today. It’s gratifying to know that nothing really changes in 500 years. And since Señora Trifaldi borrowed a line from Plato, I could safely say 2500 years.

Three writers appear for the first time in Cholla Needles, and they are very welcome! Jason takes us on a summer journey to Greece, Poland and Ireland. Claudia’s creativity includes the still-life of spoons and bowls, along with mental exercises of studying, and the swift nature movements of finches. She also helps us consider world events in a creative manner by reminding us of the symbol of sunflowers. Hiba blesses us with poetry directly from a current war zone and gives us an inner eye witness account by engaging our souls with poetry of the moment. We pray for her safety daily.

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New Issue! Cholla Needles 91

Cover art by Zara Kand
Inside illustrations by Nancy Brizendine

Transforming words of wisdom by:
Megan Haugh
A. D. Winans
Bonnie Bostrom
J.R. Solonche
Marlene M Tartaglione
Edward L. Canavan
Bobby Norman
David Larson
Duane Anderson
Roger Z Owens
Kent Wilson
Herman Melville

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New Book! ECT In Crayon by John Sierpinski

Halfway House

(Angelic Mansion)

The young lady

with the ornery tattoo

brings me bread,

and tells me,

My husband

is in prison.

Then she asks,

I don’t even know

why you’re here?

I look at her serious

toughened face

before I shrug

my shoulders

and say,

Sometimes I

don’t either.

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John Sierpinski is a master storyteller. I think about Goldilocks and the Three Bears when I consider how he uses color and images; landscapes and incidents – not too much or too little, but just right. Just enough. If he’s ever had an impulse to show off his mastery of language (which I seriously doubt), he’s had the sound artistic judgment and humility to restrain it. He intends to connect and to banish loneliness through doing so and succeeds. - Sue Blaustein, poet

John Sierpinski is also the author of two previous books of poetry published by Cholla Needles Arts & Literary Library available on Amazon: Sucker Hole (2018), and Vacancy/No Vacancy (2022).

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New Book! HOWL's Legacy edited by Greg Gilbert

 

edited by Greg Gilbert

in association with Mojave Sage Writers

Cover & inner art by L. I. Henley

Additional inner art by Chloe Allred

Literary contributions by:

Nathan McClain

J.J. Starr

Greg Gilbert

L.I. Henley

Jenna Baillargeon

Michael Green

Michael G. Vail

Kent Wilson

Renee Gurley

Brenda Littleton

Wendy Costello

& lalo kikiriki

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New Issue! Cholla Needles 90

Edited by Juan Delgado
Cover and interior art by Carly Creley

Literature by:
Carly Creley
Edward Ferrari
Allyson Jeffredo
David Puma
Sonja Christenson
Larry Eby
Scott Noon Creley
Tristan Acker & Sean Bobo
Everette Davidove
Shannon Brazil
John Perham
Russell McDermott

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